Packaging News
- What's SUP, anyway? Here's what you need to know about single-use plastics 20 Sep 2018 19:35 CBHA Waves of Change is a CBC series exploring the single-use plastic we're discarding, and why we need to clean up our act. You can be part of the community discussion by joining our Facebook group. Of all the plastic the world throws away, half of it …
- Consortium formed to recycle polystyrene 20 Sep 2018 19:27 Observer File photo/The Observer Emmie Leung, CEO of ReVital Polymers, speaks during an event in October 2017 to launch operation of the company's recycling facility on Lougar Street in Sarnia. ReVital in a partner in a new polystyrene recycling consortium …
- Asia's Plastic Problem Is Choking the World's Oceans. Here's How to Fix It 20 Sep 2018 19:24 Asiatoday Every year 8 million tonnes of discarded plastic ends up in the ocean, and the situation is getting worse. According to a World Economic Forum report, under the current mode and growth of plastic usage, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean ( …
- Waterless Internet flower packaging blooms in Europe 20 Sep 2018 18:56 Packaging World In the booming e-commerce business, it’s one thing to pack a book or a consumer product into a box along with some dunnage and ship it to an eager customer. It’s quite another to meet the challenge of sending out live flowers and have them arrive fresh …
- Consumer demands evolve, says new e-commerce study 20 Sep 2018 18:56 Packaging World Those of us of a certain age may carry fond memories of the “toy surprise” in each box of Cracker Jack. We’re not alone. That’s confirmed in an annual e-commerce study conducted by third-party logistics (3PL) provider Dotcom Distribution. The 2018 survey …
- Festo Corporation Sponsors Interactive Clemson Packaging Exhibit 20 Sep 2018 18:56 Packaging World Festo Corporation will sponsor Clemson University's "Data-Driven Packaging Design" exhibit at PACK EXPO International 2018 and co-located Healthcare Packaging EXPO (Oct. 14–17; McCormick Place, Chicago), according to show producer PMMI, The …
- Author and educator Susan Selke to join Packaging and Processing Hall of Fame class of 2018 20 Sep 2018 18:56 Packaging World In her first professorial role in engineering at the University of Iowa, she happened to be at her desk to take a call from her doctoral alma mater, Michigan State University, about an open packaging faculty position. Her Chemical Engineering PhD did the …
- Dow finalist flexible material replaces corrugated 20 Sep 2018 18:56 Packaging World As a corrugated replacer with its sights on the e-commerce channel, StealthWrap™from Sealed Air increases distribution efficiency, reduces packaging waste, and enhances user experience. Via a heat shrink tunnel, the material shrinks to the dimensions of …
- Why Is Goat-Cheese Packaging So ANNOYING? 20 Sep 2018 18:11 New York Photo: Maximilian Stock Ltd./Getty Images It’s easy to find disaster in the kitchen. A sliced finger; a mess of burnt garlic; a swarm of fruit flies bursting forth like dust from the sink’s strainer, from which you neglected to remove remnants of the …
- BEDC Accepting Business Award Nominations 20 Sep 2018 17:02 bernews.com The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation [BEDC] today [Sept 20] announced it will now be accepting nominations for its 2nd Annual Small Business Awards, an event held in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week in November. A spokesperson said, “ …
